MG Care Ventilator

Ventilator

A ventilator is a type of breathing apparatus, a class of medical technology that provides mechanical ventilation by moving breathable air into and out of the lungs, to deliver breaths to a patient who is physically unable to breathe, or breathing insufficiently.

Ventilators are chiefly used in intensive-care medicine, homecare, and emergency medicine and in anesthesiology.

Why would you need a ventilator?

Not being able to breathe properly on your won is known as respiratory failure and is a life-threatening emergency.

If your brain, heart, liver, kidneys, and other organs don't get enough oxygen, they won't be able to function as they should. A ventilator can help you get the oxygen you need for your organs to function.

Health conditions

Many types of health conditions can cause you to have difficulty breathing, such as:

◾ acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS)

◾ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)

◾ asthma

◾ brain injury

◾ cardiac arrest

◾ pneumonia

◾ collapsed lung

◾ stroke

◾ coma or loss of consciousness

◾ drug overdose

◾ hypercapnic respiratory failure

◾ lung infection

◾ myasthenia gravis

◾ sepsis, an infection in your blood

◾ upper spinal cord injuries

◾ premature lung development (in babies)

◾ Guilain-Barré syndrome

◾ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) commonly known as Lou Gehrid's disease

Surgery

If you have general anesthesia for a surgical procedure, you may need to be on a ventilator while you're asleep. This is because some anesthesia drugs can make it difficult for you to breathe properly on your own while you're in a sleep-like state.

With surgery, you may need to be on a ventilator for a period of time as follows:

◾ During surgery.

A ventilator can temporarily do the breathing for you while you're under general anesthesia.

◾ Recovering from surgery.

Sometimes, for very complicated surgeries, a patient may need a ventilator to help them breathe for hours or longer after surgery.

Risks / Benefits

What are the advantages of mechanical ventilation?

🔹 You don't have to work hard to breathe. Your body can focus on healing from infections or other conditions.

🔹 It provides all the oxygen you need and removes carbon dioxide.

🔹 It provides pressure to keep the small sacs of your lungs from collapsing.

🔹 It keeps your airways open.

What are the risks of mechanical ventilation?

🔹 Infection. This is one of the main risks of being on a ventilator with a breathing tube.

🔹 Irritation. The breathing tube can rub against and irritate your throat or lungs.

🔹 Vocal cord issues. A breathing tube passes through your voice box (larynx), which contains your vocal cords. This is why you can't speak when you're using a ventilator.

🔹 Pulmonary edema. The air sacs in your lungs can get filled up with fluid.

🔹 Blood clots. Lying in the same position for a long time can increase the risk of blood clots forming.

🔹 Sedation-related delirium. This can be caused by the sedatives and many other medications given to an individual who is on a ventilator with a breathing tube.

🔹 Impairment of nerves and muscles. Lying still for many days, being sedated and not breathing on your own can result in disorders of your nerves and muscles.

🔹 Fluid overload. This can be caused by continuous infusions, drug toxicity, andrenal failure.

🔹 Lung injury. A ventilator can cause lung damage. This can happen for several reasons:

◾ too much air pressure in the lungs

◾ air leaks into the space between the lungs and chest wall (pneumothorax)

◾ oxygen toxicity (too much oxygen in the lungs)

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